Saturday, 31 October 2015

Warning! This post contains many images! Those on 56k are advised to be extremely patient!注意! 写真が多いので５６ｋユーザの方は少々お待ちください。

All anime images are from Kyoto Animation, fair use for educational purposes.

The finale saw KyoAni altering the environs surrounding the Minashi shrine to suit the needs of the plot. Just take a look at the map below. Image from Google Maps, fair use for educational purposes.

京アニは水無神社の周りを色々変えています。下の地図を比べれば解ります。

Although just one stop away on the train, I decided to cycle it just like Oreki. It takes approximately 45 minutes along a main rural road which isn't as ideallic as in Hyouka. Note that the location IRL is south of Takayama, while in the anime, it is north of Kamiyama.

The entrance to the Minashi Shrine. In the anime, it is called Mizunashi. Both can be written using the same kanji!水無神社の入口です。 本名は「みなし」ですがアニメでは「みずなし」になっています。

View of the outer courtyard. 神社外側の風景

The inner courtyard, which was off-limits to the public when I visited.内側は立ち入り禁止でした。

Photo board for the "Living Dolls"
生きびな祭の看板。

Since I cycled, I did not think to gather material from the car park. Image from Google StreetView, fair use for educational purposes.自転車で来たので駐車場に入りませんでした。

The scene by the streamside.
川の風景

There were only ordinary bridges in the vicinity of the shrine, and none of the wooden and stone ones that were depicted in the anime.
神社付近では普通の橋しかありませんでした。 氷菓みたいに木造や石造の橋は見かけません。

The "Garyuu Sakura" tree, which is older than 1100 years. There are stilts to protect the tree as typhoons in the past have almost obliterated it many times. It is located a fair distance away from the Shrine, beside the railway. A park surrounds the tree and the road is a dead-end. The tree can be seen in full bloom on the Japanese Wikipedia.

This marks the end of my Hyouka blog. As can be seen from the wishing board at the Minashi Shrine, I am far from the only one who has explored Hyouka locations.

ここでこのブログは終了となります。 水無神社の様子を見ると「氷菓」の舞台探検した人はとても多いです。Top Left: This is the first time I've been to this sacred place. I would love to come again in Spring. I really love Eru.Top Middle: I wish to encounter and become close with a girl like Chitanda.Top Right: I wish to encounter a guy like Houtarou.Bottom Left: Although it was raining, I'm really glad to have visited this place.Bottom Middle: I wish for a second season of Hyouka.Bottom Right: I came from Numazu. Visiting Hyouka locations was plenty of fun.

A massive thank you for those who dropped by and read my blog! I hope you enjoyed it.
ブログを読んだ人たちにありがとうございます！ 楽しめていもらえたら嬉しいです。

Saturday, 17 October 2015

Hyouka Episode 20 sees the male and female cast go on two different bridges for the big reveal regarding the mystery of the week.第２０話では、男子と女子キャストがそれぞれ橋の上でミステリーを答えを語ります。

The male cast converse on a bridge already featured in the second OP.男子はＯＰ２で現れる橋で会話をします。All anime images belong to Kyoto Animation, fair use for educational purposes.

The female members of the cast converse on a road bridge spanning over a railway. If you scrutinise the buildings alongside the railways, you can see they are accurately drawn.女子キャストは鉄道の上の橋で会話をします。よく見ると鉄道の隣の建物が実際と同じく書かれていると解ります。

The arrangement of the guardrails are also accurate.ガードレールも実物と同じく書かれています。

I was on the wrong side of the bridge, taking pictures the wrong way so here is an image from Google Streetview, fair use for educational purposes to save the day. The bus parking lot and the building behind it are faithfully recreated.バスの駐車場と後ろの建物が同じです。

Extras / 番外編

The school uniform featured in Hyouka is almost exactly the same as the real uniform.氷菓で現れる制服は、実際とほぼ同じです。

There is a story behind this terrible picture below. The students of Hida High School are truly dedicated to their extra-curricular activities. On my return from the pool featured in ep11.5, I passed by the school again. It had just gone past 7pm and one of the classroom lights was still on. Wanting to take a photograph of the lit classroom, I took my camera out only for the light to go out. Soon after, I saw students cycling from the premises. Note that it was summer holidays.

Friday, 9 October 2015

There is no post for Episode 19 as it took place entirely within the school grounds.第１９話は、全て学校の校内だったのでブログポストはありません。Much of episode 20 is set at the Hie Shrine （日枝神社） where the cast celebrate the New Year. This Shrine has been seen in OP1 and OP2.第２０話のロケは日枝神社です。ＯＰ１とＯＰ２でも現れています。All anime images are from Kyoto Animation, fair use for educational purposes.The entrance to the shrine.神社の入口です。

The Torii gate made of stone.石造の鳥居です。

Going through the stone Torii, there is a wide clear area lined by trees in one side and a steep slope on the other. Note that all the buildings are well behind the trees in real life, unlike the little love shed of Houtarou and Chitanda which cannot be spotted. (I took the photo from under the Torii, looking inside, while KyoAni's angle is the opposite).

The Shrine office is at the end of the wide path. KyoAni does a great job finding an angle to focus only on the building, while hiding the red Torii.広い道の終わりにある社務所です。京アニはよく建物だけ見える角度を使っています。 鳥居が入ると僕たちのの目がそっちに引かれるからだと思います。

Going through the red torii gate and up the steps will lead you up to the shrine itself.鳥居をくぐり、階段を上りましたら神社に着きます。

A massive thank you to Redditors who managed to give this blog several thousand hits in just one day, much appreciated!Ｒｅｄｄｉｔのユーザたちのおかげでたったの一日に数千ヒットもらいました！ とても感謝しています。

About Me

Good day everyone, I write about my anime location trips on my blogs. I have dedicated blogs for Aria and Hyouka, while The Origination will feature shorter entries.
Please feel free to visit my profile for the links to the Aria and Hyouka blogs. I sincerely hope you enjoy your read.